GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOTV) One young girl is making a world of difference for local kids heading back to school. Lexi, a student at Northermn Hills Middle School in Grand Rapids, began hearing of children who were not able to attend school because they didn’t have shoes to wear. Once she heard this, she began working. Working to make a difference. She gathered her friends, parents and community members and began securing monetary donations and items needed for back to school. She began packing “Welcome Back to School Backpacks” filled with basic items and school supplies through her organization “Joyful Sunshine Kids Club.

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Why?

At Sibley Elementary 400 K-5 students are enrolled for the upcoming school year, and 100% of those students are eligible for subsidized lunches. Of those children, 99-percent are living at or below the poverty line.